Packing-machine.



G. H. CAUGHREAN.

PACKING MACHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED 13130.29, 1911.

LMQQQ, Patented 001221912.

2 SHEETS-SllEET lA 'i 'i 4 n G. H. CAUGHREAN.

PACKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION HLED 1320.29.1911. f

Patented Oct. 22, 1912.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

,7 ATTURNEYS GEORG-E H. GAUGHREAN, 0F KETCHIKAN, DISTRICT OF ALASKA.

:PACKING-MACHINE.

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To all 'whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE I-I. CAUGH- BEAN,

have made certain new and useful Alaska, f

Improvements in Packing-Machines,

which the following is a specicat-ion.

. provide a specific form of distributing device in which the cans areautomatically deposited in layers.

A further object of my invention is to provide means for automaticallyAdischarging the` case containing the cans when the case becomes,filled.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification,and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointedoutin the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure1 is an end view of the device, Fig. 2 is a side view, Fig. 3 is asection along the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of thevarrows, Fig. 4 is a section along the line 4-4 of Fig. 1, looking in thedirection of the arrows, Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a portion ofthe apparatus, Fig. 6 is a face view of the cam wheel, and Fig. 7 is a1plan view of the cam wheelshowing a cam s ot.

In 'carrying outvmy invention I provide a base 1 having uprights 2, uponwhich is mounted a frame 3. The latter consists of a rectangular box ofthe'shape shown in Fig. 5.' One end y3a is closed while the` other endis rovided with an opening 3b through which the cansmayLbe received.-The sides of the box are open. The box is divided into fouroompartmentsby the three partif tions 5,6 'and 7 respectively, these partitionsbeing made of'sheet metal.y The box is supported on the uprights 2 insuch a manner that it inclines from one fend to `the other as shown inFig. 1.v

Disposed in each compartments-isla bar such as that shown at8, 9,10 and`11 'in Fig.

Specification of Letters Patent.

a citizen of the United States, "and av resident of Ketchikan, in theDistrict of `Patented @et 22, 191,2.

Application led December 29,v 1911. Serial No. 668,416.

etc., secured to a common head 12. The latter 1s plvotally connected bymeans of a lever 13 w1th a fulcrum arm 14 disposed on .the uprights (seeFig. 2), the lower end 13x of the lever 13 being disposed in a slot 15aon, the cam wheel 15 which iscarried on the shaft 16. The latter isjournaled in suitable bea-rings on the frame or. base 1. The shaft 16 isprovided with a cam wheel 17 arranged to engage a lever 18 (see Figs. 1and 2) which isv fulcrumed at 19, and whose free end is pivotallyconnected by a link 20 with a chute 21. The latter is hinged at 22 to anupright 23 carried by the base 1.

The chute 21 is wide enough to take two 5, each bar being provided witha rod 8a, 9a,

rows of cans such as shown at 24 in Fig.` 4.

' Ihe chute is provided'with arms 25 in which 1s journaled a rod 2Ghavinglaterally extending arms 27. and 28, these arms being bentdownwardly as shown in Fig. 1 to p rovide means for feeding a definitenumber of cans. In order to operate thev feeding device, I provide anarm 29, which is pivotally connected-by means of a rod 30 to a lever 31on the upright 23. The lever 31 'in turn has pivotally attached to it arod 32 which extends through av guide member 33 and whose end32 (seeFig. 3) is bent laterally to engage in the cam slot 15b on the face ofthe cam wheel 15.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device theoperation thereof maybe readily understood.

A packing case P is iirst slipped over the end of the box 3 as shown inFig. 2. As the cans come from the cooker they are deposited on the chute21, which is normally inclined in a downward position, as shown in thefigure. In Fig. 1, the chute is shown as being at a height to depositca-ns on the bottcm partition 7 z'. e., to de osit the second row ofcans, the first row being deposited on the bottom of the box 3. AIt willbe understood that suitable power is applied to the shaft 16 by means ofthe drive pulley 34 and belt 35, or by any othersuitable means. When theend 32a of the rod 32 reaches a portion 15x of the cam groove 15", therod 32 twill be pushed in the direction indicated vby the arrow in Fig.l. This will cause the arm 27 to swing upwardly and the arm 28 to4 swingdownwardly, thereby feeding forwardv 10 p of the cam slot 15", thefeeding device will be reciproeated in the opposite direction, therebyallowing a predetermined number of cans to roll down until engaged bythe arm 27. The cam- 17 is so arranged that in one revolution it raisesthe chute from the lowest to the highest position, while the feeding camslot 15b, it will be observed, feeds the4 cans four times during onerevolution of the shaft 1G. These cams are so arranged that at 'theprecise moment that the end of the chute reaches a predetermined shelfthe cans are released so as to slide off into the box 3. When thechuteis raised to the next level by the cam 17 another set is deliveredbythe feed mechanism as described. When the box 3 has been thus filledthe portion 155 of the cam slot 15a engages the end 13x of the lever 13and forces the lever and the rods 8.a, 9a, etc., with their bars 8 and9, etc., in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 2, therebypushing the cans forwardly. The latter engage the packing case forcingthe case ed from the end of the box 3 with the cans deposited in thecase in the same relation that they had in the box 3. The case is ldeposited on asuitable support such as the table T shown in Fig. 2.Immediately thereafter another packing case is placed on the box 3 andthe operation is repeated. It will thus be seen that the fillingY anddischarging of the packingcases P is rendered automatic and the cansthus deposited are arranged in the packing case in the manner shown in,Fig. 2.

I claim:

l. In a packing machine, a receptacle provided with partitions, aportion of said receptacle being adapted to enter and to support apacking case, a-delivery chute arranged to receive a series of articles,means for bringing the end of said delivery chute into alinementsuccessively with each of said partitions, means for feeding apredetermined number of articles on to each partition, and means forforcing the articles smultaneously from each of said partitions intoengagement with the packing case, whereby t-he'latter will be forced offfrom the receptacle.

2. In a packing machine, a receptacle-provided with partitions, aportion of said receptacle being adapted ,to enter andto support apacking case, a delivery'chute hinged at one endand arranged to receivea series of articles, means for bringing the end of said delivery chuteinto alinement ,successively with each of said partitions, said l' meanscomprising a cam, a leverarranged to be engaged bythe cam, a linkconnecting the lever with said hinged chute, means for feeding apredetermined number of articles on to each partition, and means forforcing the articles simultaneously from each of said partitions intoengagement with the packing case, whereby the latter will be forced offfrom the receptacle.

3. In a packing machine, a receptacle provided with partitions, aportionof said receptacle being adapted to enter and to supporta packing case,a delivery chute hinged at one end and arranged to receive a series ofarticles, means for bringing the end of said delivery chute intoalinement successively with each of said partitions, said meanscomprising a cam, a lever arranged to be engaged b the cam, a linkconnecting the lever with sald hinged chute, means for feeding apredetermined number of articles. on to each partition, said. meanscomprising a pair of pivotally mounted oppositcly disposed stop armshaving their ends bent to engage the articles, a cam, connections be-ltween said cam and said pivoted stop arms for operating the latter,andmeans for forcing the articles simultaneously from each of. saidpartitions into engagement with the packing case, whereby the latterwill be -forced off from the receptacle. l

4. In a packing machine,`a receptacle provided with partitions, aportion of said receptacle being adapted to enter and to support a'packing case, a delivery chute hinged at one end and arranged to receivea series of articles, means for bringing the end of said delivery chuteinto alinement successively with each of said partitions, said meanscomprising a cam, a lever arranged to be engaged by the cam, a linkconnecting the lever with said hinged chute, means for feeding apredetermined number of articles on to each partition, said meanscomprising a pair of pivotally mounted oppositely disposed stop armshaving their ends bent to engage the articles, a cam, connectionsbetween said cam and said pivoted stop arms for operating the latter, abar disposed adjacent each partit-ion, a head, rods connecting said barswith said head, andy a cam lever arranged to be engaged by one of saidcams for causing the movement of the bars against the goods within thereceptaclev GEORGE CAUGEREAN.

Witnesses: GLEN C. BARTLETI, NATHAN B. WHrrFULD.

